Claudia Devaux

Claudia Devaux is a Teaching Professor at École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), affiliated with the College of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC) and its sub-unit SAR-ENS (School of Architecture). She operates within the ADHER group under the Institute of Architecture (IA) and serves on the Teaching Committee.

Teaching:

• Studio BA5 (Devaux): Focuses on the rehabilitation of the Tapponnier Hall, a 1929 Hennebique-constructed building in Annemasse.
• Studio BA6 (Devaux): Explores the creation of a Student Center on EPFL's historic 1984 campus.
• Studio MA1 (Devaux): Analyzes the Tapponnier Hall through diagnosis, heritage study, and reprogramming.
• Studio MA2 (Devaux): Investigates architectural transformation through the EPFL Student Center project.
• Course: 'Restore, transform and create - Practices' emphasizes heritage studies and adaptive reuse.

Research Focus:

• Her work centers on architectural design, heritage preservation, and the rehabilitation of existing structures.
• She integrates methods for understanding historical buildings to enable their sustainable transformation.
• Themes include reprogramming, restoration, and creative interventions in architectural heritage.

Contact:

• Office: BP 4145 (Bâtiment BP), Station 16, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
• Phone: +41 21 693 98 35